Now That's real crime that Ramaphosa allowed because Comrades must "eat". They didn't join the struggle to be poor. R350 is for the domkoppe who let us get rich.😅
This is exactly why racism will never end in this country because the people who should be at the forefront of denouncing such acts of racism are always deflecting, pointing fingers, being apologetic..etc
It’s the WORST. Yet our people voted for it. Even though the IEC Cheated for the DA against the EFF not one vote should have been for the compromised ANC they are implicit in Whyte control. 🙏🏿🙌🏾
Thank you Sizwe for mentioning the reality of what black people have experienced for eons. Can you imagine the number of Renaldo Gouwses that occupy positions of authority & influence in this country.
Excellent, I'm vindicated in being unable to support the DA. How the hell did people like Gouws get on their list? More importantly, are there more like him?
LOL, you're going to struggle to get a party that does not have a member that has never made a racial remark... It's a remark made 16 years ago, long before he was a member of the DA and not a video easily found... You can find allot more parties that have active members that made racial remarks and even kept them in the party afterward...
Both ANC and the DA have set the bar of accountability so low that it’s just gotten to a point of disaster. Imagine not so long after the GNU agreement and the president’s swearing in and still both ANC - silent and DA - apartheid apologists issue out some BS statement about how young this fool was 16 yrs ago. Do you think ANC and DA don’t know about all this ? Wasn’t this guy vatted before he was on their lists ? Sisekanini with this new GNU which this ANC don’t even seem to understand it 😂🤞🏼
They start at this very young age to be racist because they hear thrir parents being racists around them,it is no excuse.He grew with it knowing that it is right.They grew up knowing that it is right to call us a K word.
Honestly odds are they didn't and unless you have a very short memory this is joke compared to what the ANC have done. Thabo Mbeki denied the existence of aids frustrating access to life saving drugs and drugs that prevented its spread to children. Jacob Zuma and Mbeki allowed critical infrastructure including water and electricity to degrade. Putting at risk the most poor and extremely disadvantaged. Including those whom thanks to Mbeki have aids or hiv. Meanwhile Gouws said bad words
Addressisng racial equality is very important. A brilliant and wise voice like yours Dr. Sizwe is a great blessing from God to our growing democracy. Spread the fire tata!!
And try paint Africans as barbaric and savages that Killed each other during Mfecane to justify their colonial expansion throughout the country when that wasn’t the case at all and debates have been made but nope we don’t learn that we just learn Shaka Zulu killed everyone like a mad man
If you want an Article to boost your research on what Actually Happened during Mfecane read this phambo.wiser.org.za/files/seminars/Wright2006.pdf I hope I can bring awareness to what Mfecane actually was without Being biased to the colonialist side like how every historian is remember Mfecane is a Neologism go to any African language and the term Mfecane doesn’t exist at all
RUclips keeps deleting my comment about Mfecane why😭😭 Pls just read this phambo.wiser.org.za/files/seminars/Wright2006.pdf another perspective on Mfecane RUclips pls stop deleting my comment🙏🙏
You talk about small town, you literally hear that word and the derogatory terms for coloured people in Cape Town, all the time. The Western Cape, as a whole, just regressed so much.
As a white person born in a "post-apartheid" South Africa, I've always been incredibly uncomfortable with the level of denial that exists within my community. I regularly encounter people who have clearly benefited from apartheid (directly or otherwise) playing the "reverse racism" card, or the "it's been 30 years, just move on" card, all in an attempt to avoid facing the reality of our privilege. Being made to feel uncomfortable about the legacy of our behavior does not equate to discrimination. Being asked to be mindful of the lived experiences of South Africans of colour and to accommodate their anger, frustration, and suspicion is not oppression. Policies like BEE, designed to redress the wrongs of the past, are not "reverse racism". Rather, these are the consequences of our actions, or those of our parents and grandparents from which we continue to benefit. The people who have been so quick to defend Renaldo Gouws are the same people who support the white farm murder conspiracy theory. They would sooner invent a genocide than admit that white South Africans may have a racism problem. The DA's hand wringing about this does not erase the fact that there is an undercurrent of racism in everything they say and do. Their neoliberal rhetoric and refusal to engage with the issue of race have empowered people like Renaldo Gouws, and they are now infiltrating our democratic institutions. Yes, they may have a better service delivery record than the ANC, and, yes, they may not have their history of corruption, but we shouldn't have to choose between a functional government and social justice. We deserve better than that.
The "white farm murder conspiracy theory" is not a conspiracy theory, it is fact... What some of these people have been through is unspeakable and unjustify-able, and in many cases, unhealable too.
Excellent and sensible video. I would like to share my experience when I lived in SA. 2012 I participated in a course in Durban. It was me (a swede), a young white woman and a few other black women. In a lunch break I asked the others about their experiences during apartheid. The result was an interesting discussion but the white woman was dead silent. In the afternoon she came up to me and she was so grateful for me starting this discussion. It was the first time in her life that she was part of such a discussion. She was just a small girl at 1994 and now her parents refused to talk about apartheid era and her friends were just not interested in talking about the subject. It clearly shows that the rainbow nation has only put a thin layer on the obvios racism that still exists
@@bigl3885a word is meant to be used... And many other words will replace it... And so be it... Its not like a certain politician didnt call a certain people group cockroaches before and got away with it... Double standards
@@gintoki_sakata__ excuse me... Who died and made you King... Words are words... Sticks and stones can and will break bones but words cant hurt... Never... Thats the rule... If words and thoughts were not recognized then ideas would not happen and humans are useless... And when thoughts become crimes then we will all be criminals
I can' thank you enough for this video and I respect the hell out of you for keeping a cool head. Renaldo Gouws has insulted, belittled, threatened and doxxed countless people in the past ten years. He's part of a wider online culture of racism relativism and denialism which also includes people like Roman Cabanac ("morning shot"), Jeremy Nel ("jerm warfare"), Devon Hofmeyr ("bittereinders"), Ernst J. van Zyl ("conscious caracal"), Willem Petzer (Hoerskool Domkop...) and many others.
@@scrunchy7528 No, it isn't. These things are all public. Everybody can see them. Maybe ask Google what doxxing means because this definitely isn't it.
@@nickwidmer9044 You obviously don't get what Iam saying... And the videos that were supposedly deleted re-surfaced after 16 years just in time so people can get re- offended and new cases can be brought ... So this "racism" charges or whatever should be seen as a distraction and we should stop falling for the same tricks... This is just to destroy /attack GNU...and the media is exposing their baised journalists who never experienced anything before 1994...Desk jockeys (Doxing involves personal information that could possibly be used to injure /blackmail /attack etc I know what it is..) .
I honestly wish it had. Unfortunately, I have the displeasure of living in the same town as this clown. There are two camps here: people like me who can't stand him, and others who think he's fabulous for some reason.
There are many other South Africans who can go to Oxford with scholarships, but they value their own country. You have your Mama to thank for your Oxford scholarship, Buti. You are half-white and privileged, don't you preach to us who aren't.
Africans are always told to sit in corner and never complain about what’s happening today,what happened yesterday and what will definitely happen in the future. We want JUSTICE today not PEACE. Thank you brother for what you do 🫶🏿🙏🏿
As a Black individual, I am deeply troubled by the overt racism demonstrated by some members of the Black community in this country. It is important to acknowledge that nobody, regardless of their background, has the right to be racist. It's crucial for us to address and challenge racism in all its forms, within and outside of our own community.
Eh, pointless... SA is a prime example of how certain cultures are incompatible and how modern misinformation is almost entirely fueling modern racism... At this point, SA is on a direct trajectory for a wide spread racially motivated conflict. It's gonna happen, whether we like it or not.
Thanks for putting into words what the majority feel and experience but do not have a voice .You a highly favored and chosen by the Highest Power to be our voice.💯
I’m coloured man who is white passing I come from cape flats and I hate racism because I experienced it on a daily because I was in a black and coloured community and I really like this channel because it challenges my beliefs and to say I’m not racist is a lie because some of my beliefs are from what stems of as a child is that I was not brown enough to enjoy black and coloured communities but I wasn’t white enough to enjoy that community so I believe we should have racial equality and racial justice but I believe we should be teaching it in schools not trying to hold someone accountable for what they believe or see because the one thing you can’t do is try to change a racist because they have been taught that they are superior and no matter how we try to rehabilitate these people it won’t work because from youth till now there beliefs won’t change but if we introduce Legislation that introduce racial equality and racial justice into a youth environment for which schools would be best to do I think rooting out racism through generations would be ideal because I believe that all those people who treated me differently because of my colour of skin I would not want them to change but there children I believe that is who we should be focusing on and how we win the battle of racism and rooting it out of society no matter if you black or white and in my case coloured. Im a very proud DA supporter let’s not say the DA is racist because they aren’t the main reason the DA was created was to fight against apartheid but rather say the DA has a lot of accused racist in the party and I believe Renaldo Gouws should be put in jail for things he said.
In instances like this you would hope that people who support the DA(white, brown or black) can do more like you by either exposing, educating or stopping it, not aid and abet by being silent when it happens around their workplace, dinner tables and in public spaces. It's uncomfortable for some but it needs to be addressed for the sake of the children.
Lol... the irony of all this is that coloureds, especially Western Cape coloureds, are the most racist. I rarely if ever experienced racism from a mlungu. If a recorder was put in a coloured household, or coloured dominated work place. Most of you would be joining Renaldo Gouws in jail. So you suggesting that locking somebody up for words is justified is crazy. Sure he is a racist, and should not be serving the public in any capacity, but should he be arrested? Thats a big no.
Thank you for the good work you keep on doing doctor. Rest assured many of us sensible South Africans stand with you. Both the extreme left and right will eventually fold into the strong centre, or become a distant memory, while we build a great country.
Gayton believes in giving people second chances but when he saw the 2nd video he realized that Renaldo is not remorseful The only red flag is the DA who recruited this person and defended him before they suspended him after public outcry
@@tsholofelohuma7496 ... I dare you to tell Malema this gemors that is swirling in your head about his backbone :) Also, there is no comparison between Gayton & Malema. What started as a good comment just descended into a spurious nonsensical opinion.
As a white non-citizen who has worked in several African countries, and gave back my Green Card at the US Embassy in Eritrea(!), who cannot vote in SA elections, this election has made me take notice, and I've been listening to various channels from all sectors of the population, incl smwx, and I am very glad you have spoken about both Renaldo Gouws- how can the DA even hesitate to have nothing further to do with him? - and racism in SA. We whites need to hear this, we need educating, and your channel is very valuable for that. One of the first conversations, on another channel, was with Dr Ntando Sindane of UWC, and he kept ranting about "whiteness", but I couldn't work out from his conversation what exactly he was complaining about. So i would be very grateful if you would do a no-holds-barred video on what the story is here. The only way SA can progress is if both sides of society make the sincerest efforts to understand each other, recognise the others' strengths and their own weaknesses, and use them in optimum ways to work together. Maybe this is a statement of whiteness?? Many thanks for your channel, and for reading this. Z
As a fellow "white non-citizen", my understanding of whiteness in a South African context is primarily pretending like there's a level playing field when clearly there isn't. Also getting away with not speaking any local languages and assuming we have better education without actually educating ourselves about African culture and knowledge systems, and thinking questionable forms of cultural appropriation are flattering. And finally to rush to being offended when criticised or called out for problematic behaviours or statements instead of reflecting on them.
Part of educating is for the other side to be willing to be educated, unfortunately, that won't happen with white South Africans. they're beyond critique and they're the know-it-alls who cannot learn anything from anyone
@@thabo3866 Thanks Thabo. I'm originally from Switzerland and have only lived in South Africa for the past ten years. I will NEVER get used to seeing glaring inequality at every corner on a daily basis. Sometimes it's easier to see things clearly when you have a bit of distance I guess.
Thank you for always standing on what is right, speaking for those who can't speak for themselves. We really appreciate your platform and I pray that this can reach the maximum of all those who needs these ideas like us. Thank you Dr Mpofu-Walsh ❤
I am not here to defend Mr. Gouws. But I am curious if you watched the video past 30 seconds? At 42 seconds onwards he says and I quote "I didn't mean anything I said there, but I wanted to evoke a response out of you". And then he proceeds to showcase that Malema etc sang racist songs at UNIVERSITIES about killing white people under the guise of "struggle songs". I don't know about Mr. Gouws racist views etc, but just this 1 video particularly which is being used as "proof" of racism doesn't make sense. He is using shocking language to FULLY showcase the absurd double standard that plagues South Africa. If Mr. Gouws gets removed from politics, as one could argue he should be, then Zuma and EFF should be removed effective immediately. We can't have parties where the leaders (who have been and would be president) who sings about killing a minority group in the country.
I robbed you just to see how good your sercurity is🤣🤣🤣 gouse is gone and he's going to pay R150k fine and do some community service and dissappear into oblivion.
What he is saying in trying to evoke a response is what is racist. Even if he didn't mean it, he said it - which shows insensitivity, lack of remorse and understanding of racism, very careless behavior. It wasn't well thought out. Kill the boer song is not racist. You're comparing apples and pears. "boer" is not a derogatory term.
@@robertomangali When you start to cherry-pick what is racist and what is not - we are all on the losing side. If you are hiding or trying to explain a song or word away - and the "oppsite' side is perceiving it as such, then it is racist. That goes for white racism, Malema, Zuma, the works - period. They are opposite sides of the same coin. Piling on Mr Gouws and not the rest by its very essence is racist (and judging by the comments - there are loads).
@@jvanvuuren8461 Exactly! If you condemn the one, you should condemn all. Why are we choosing what is acceptable. Who gets to decide that? The logical and fair way that will also result in the most peace is having the standard set and enforced for all.
" As a man thinketh so is he" and inevitably he acts out. There are many examples. I have simply begun to love SMWX after a man such as the wonderful Eusebius Mckaiser made me pay closer attention to SMWX whom I now fondly appreciate - he is a true gem - thanks Sizwe!! We made great strides in SA albeit many challenges ahead but we need to root out the pockets of racism which still exists - the use of Hotnot (which was used against me & Geeltjie), use of Koelie, Boesman & others to degrade a person must be exposed & corrected when uncovered & through constant fwd education. It's true that media is guilty of leaving out minor or minority stories by focusing on what's called news worthy material. We all equal and every small matter or thing matters. There are so many untold stories in society that goes unreported. Journalists with exclusion of a few focus on politics and finance or some sensational story. Hats off to you Sizwe, Dan Corder, Clement M and other progressive journalists. Great One!!
Helen Zille actually fought, vociferously, for the end of Apartheid, and the DA, previously the PFP, was the official opposition to the National Party, but perhaps you didn't know that... Perhaps it has no bearing on your life anyway... But what they are prepared to fight for now, might do... In a good way.... Let us hope...
I’ve never seen you this hurt, angry and disturbed. Thank you for being calm through this. You were correct throughout the entire video. I am grateful for this channel
A white South African males’ perspective: 1. Renaldo Gouws needs to be held accountable to the highest degree, which he will be, as the necessary processes have commenced. The alleged context, was perhaps the parallels and ‘rules for some’ Gouws was trying to draw between the Kill the Boer struggle song and what he was saying. The tone and robust nature in which he delivered his opinion, was idiotic, because there was always going to be backlash for a white South African to use those words - irrespective of the context. 2. Although Julius Malema has gone to court for the Kill the Boer song and it has been challenged legally, it still creates deep hurt, fear and does in fact incite people to murder people. The farm murder statistics speak for themselves, especially if you delve deeper into stats. If Julius really cared about all South Africans, he would have retracted that song, because it possesses great potential to be misinterpreted by his radical followers, which has resulted in the most atrocious murders of families. In some cases woman, children and the elderly people tortured, before they lost their lives. Some of the photos I saw made me physically sick. Any reasonable person can understand this, pity a judge couldn’t. 3. Racism is alive and well, I wholeheartedly agree. I speak English, isiZulu and Afrikaans fluently. Disclaimer, I didn’t grow up on a farm, but in eThekweni. Some of my best friends growing up were black, some Afrikaans and some English - I really didn’t see colour as a child. As I grew older, I saw and heard racism from all of these groups. Especially those that thought I couldn’t hear them like the Zulu and Afrikaans speaking people. In public, I have heard the most disgusting racist utterances between different racial groups. It is alive and well in our country. To be congruent to this video and the Gouws topic, he will inevitably and rightfully be held to a higher standard as an MP. The rest of South Africa. We can be lucky mobile phones and associated mobile devices weren’t there to film most of us. Gouws also put himself out there, which is begging for public awareness of him, his platforms - the scrutiny he is receiving comes with the territory. 4. It is evident that you lean towards the left and find your identity with those that campaign for the same ideals like your dad, Malema and Sindane (who is harmful and is a racist). This message is not solely for you to read. This message is for all of us South Africans that are good people and have love in their hearts for all races, shapes and sizes. I implore you to try make a difference in everyday interactions, show patience, love and acceptance of people - especially when they don’t deserve it. Show people that God lives within you - that will effect more change than these ideological opinions, which are light years away from effecting real change, if ever. I would like for someone to point out my white privilege, because I was raised by a single mother who could barely afford to feed me. I fought like many South Africans and received a scholarship to a good high school, I worked while I paid for every cent of my BSc. Honours degree. I didn’t wait for the constitution to change, I also didn’t leave the country because of BBBEE. Fight for your families, fight for a better future and fight for what is right. Fight with the love that God has for each one of us in His heart, not with hatred and violence. As idealistic as it sounds, I want all South Africans to be able to live in prosperity and dignity - it is possible to achieve this before most of us kick the bucket. The change starts with you.
Apologies, written (badly) from my mobile phone - the struggle was real 😂 Also, it extremely limiting to try and convey my message in the text box. I hope it will reach at least one person and effect, real and positive change.
@@LydiaKungoanewhat do you suggest? He pass it on to you....? Apologize/grovel...? Give everything he has earned away and live in abject poverty...? Or try to create wealth and spread it in the economy by creating opportunities for others...? Or maybe he should just leave....? What about others who are struggling and have nothing to give... What should they do?
“Kill the farmer, kill the boer” is not helping anyone. It only causes hate from from both black and white. Singing struggle songs are not taking SA forward. In fact it’s taking SA a step backward every time someone goes on a platform and sings it. Let’s just put a stop to that.
We are still in a struggle though. We are literally the most unequal nation in the universe, we don't change that by just saying "lets build together" or "rainbow". There are things that need to be addressed.
@@Mketsi2708 he made the video in response to “kill the farmer, kill the Boer” so we have to go there…. And when do you suppose we get to the racist EFF/Malema/Zuma?
It's why I can't support the DA, it wasn't a secret he id a piece of shit, yet they still allow him to be a party member. Also he isn't the only one in the DAs ranks that is a poes.
@@veronicakarstel9126response to violence is not violence but self defence, ofcourse strictly speaking can be said to be the same thing but one started it and one is responding...
How many belindas do you know from the African community? How many African university students feed dutch settlers human excrement? So quick to make it about you😢
He played around and found out😂, you cant go to chocolate factory and play racist behaviors, the factory will recognize you quickly and make example of you
We have a serious problem on our hands as black people. Renaldo is the one racist who said it with his chest and even went as far as getting into government. How many of them are out there that never say anything, just silently living amongst us, looking at us in disgust, making decisions to exclude us (SILENTLY) financially. We have a serious problem. The fact that someone like Renaldo could even amas enough of a following to make it as a public office bearer is a glaring example of the fact that his views not only resonate with, but also are supported by people who live among us. I think thats a little scary, if not terrifying if you truly think about it.
Interesting perspective, especially around the "what-aboutisms" 👀 Well done on addressing these issues that very few people speak about in our society 👏🏻 ❤
there must be a minimum sentence for racists. speaking of minimum sentences, there should also be one for corruption if ramaphosa administration is serious about uprooting corruption
@@dumisaninxumalo7574you're naming groups that respond to the racism against the black people and because it still very much alive and kicking. How old and knowledgeble are you about yourself, by the way?
Ultimately, there is no place in this country for anybody who strives to exacerbate the racial tension in SA. There is no existential right for any political party that opposes peace and unity in South Africa. Extremists to the left and right will dwindle as we embrace the unification of all the people in this great country!
Racism in any way shape or form is not acceptable, but you should be consistent in calling it out. A few days ago racist remarks were made against white leaders (during a SMWX discussion) and it was not called out.
And the criminals in the ANC, the EFF and the ex-president/current criminal MK party, with the likes of Hlophe. The DA has a significantly lower percentage of criminals and vagabonds in their ranks. Some balanced reporting will be appreciated.
@@Kalushi-w4tTo you this is not biased because it feeds you what you want to hear. I trust no one who heritage is white monopoly capital and privileged and live the high life. They cannot speak for me.
@Greg16350 No, it's not biased. The very person who is receiving the attention stated, he's making reactionary videos ,so guess wha? we are reacting! Why should SMWX paint a picture of a khumbhaya society? While we all know ke Maka?
Once again, fantastic analysis and commentary on this matter, Sizwe. Makes me so hopeful as a South African that we can indeed confront raciam and racial justice with intentionality and honesty. It's such a shame that there are people and groups like Gouws and Cameron and the DA who desperately want to stifle these conversations and efforts and gaslight the population into believing that they do not matter.
Do you know much about Ian Cameron and his fight against crime, and the way he stands up for the victims of crime in Khayelitsha, and criticizes the lack of training and equipment and corruption in the police force? Somewhere, accountability has to happen....
@janineroux2398 so that should excuse the fact that he engaged in extremely racist behaviour? Do we excuse the actions of perpetrators (of sexual offences, corruption, other crimes, etc.) just because they've done some "good" things for society?
@@SarahMally859 to be fair you should watch the video... I believe Ronaldo was making a point about Malema's behaviour, by pointing out that how would people like it if he called people "such-and-such" and asked for their killing.... That is the context... I am not a follower if Ronaldo and don't know that much about him, but I can tell you that at around about the same time Malema was singing those songs (vociferously, as you can find in videos on RUclips), a number of white farmers and their wives and children were brutally murdered... And may I say, the pity is that a lot of black farmworkers have also been killed and injured or their livelihoods badly affected... While this was never proven in court, it happened simultaneously, and is still happening today... That is the context behind Ronaldo's, remarks... And if this gets taken down, I don't care, I hope you read it and understand.
Painful & shocking as these racist episodes still continue to raise their sickening heads, thanks for ameliorating the pain by telling off the Hoerskool Domstekop graduate to his face 😅 ayeye!
If we are to discuss racism in South Africa, the conversation should encompass not only white versus black racism but also the reverse. Both directions are significant and must be recognized and denounced, while also acknowledging the racial inequality caused by the Apartheid. Certain derogatory words that were acceptable-and legal-during apartheid are now rightly unacceptable. Similarly, songs that call for the killing of a minority (even though legal) should be considered unacceptable. While I understand the historical significance of struggle songs, continuing to sing them, simply because they are now legal, without considering the offense they may cause to Afrikaners, is not justifiable. Currently, I reside in East Germany. If racism in South Africa were less prevalent in both directions, I would love to return. Being a recipient of racism, and less opportunity, is making me stay in Germany, a place that will never feel like home. But also consider Germany: it was utterly devastated in 1945. Yet, by 1975, just 30 years later, it was prospering. The ANC inherited Africa’s strongest economy in 1994. However, 30 years on, many aspects have deteriorated… due to greed. Persistently blaming the apartheid government and inciting racism is not the right approach. This is not the path to progress, guys. When Germany ceased its racism against a minority, which led to its downfall, it began to rebuild and thrive in under 30 years. What can we learn from that...
You don't get to play victim after hundreds of years of oppression. When the struggle is over we can talk about stopping the song but until then the struggle is still very much real.
Germany was prospering 30 years later because Investment came to rebuild, the Africans that gave their lives to stop Hitler came back home to an Africa still infested with parasitic colonialists who demanded blood for our freedom ...
Yho Sizwe you nailed this episode, these question are genuine and our people still have these questions but as usual the questions get deflected... justification of racism still exists almost everywhere.... but the ANC turns a blind eye ..Sizwe thank you for raising this racism is never acknowledged bluntly in south africa , they say racist words hide behind how the country is currently...
I agree he is a racist, by why did the human rights council rule that Malema's kill the boer chants where not hate speech. Why is Malema not being held accountable for his language
Wow I just found you and you could have never come into a better time in my life! You say exactly what I’ve been thinking. As a high school student trying to change racism within the private school community it can be so disheartening being the only one of few that actually want to stop racism and learn more of how to create solutions. I really would like it if you spoke at my school I feel your insight being young and active in these discussions might result to a greater outcome then how my school has tried before.
@@davidsonofyisrael Jealousy of land and resources that belong to others. Pick up a book on the history of the world and you will find the same pattern everywhere. If indeed you are a son of Israel then you are well aware of antisemitism which is this jealousy towards the Jews.
@@teknikairaoulolgandessabek4102 The land and resources belongs to GOD, and does not belong to any specific people. No human being has a right to say land belongs to them, because it doesn't.
@@davidsonofyisrael Perfect response. So in that case let's respect and obey one of the mitzvahs that say "Let us now move on to the obligation to love our neighbor as ourselves." Leviticus 19:18
You believe wrong. They followed procedure and then suspended him. Yet no one has seen the whole video. Remember prof Adam Habib? The same group also only played the excerpt and people wanted jungle justice.
This person Gouws should never be appointed to a governmental position. If you did not remember who the DA represents now you have been reminded. The DA lost the election and has no power so dont give them any power. Please do not go backwards. Please come forward South Africa. End the horrifying poverty of your people.
South Africa has never confronted racial education like it should be. It's time that white communities are taught racism and it's systems by another White person. There should be a Jane Elliott figure to teach white people self reflection.
Fully agree. Having grown up in Europe, the evil history of Fascism was taught in school relentlessly. In South Africa, I've often been surprised how little people seem to know about the history of Apartheid and how a lot of white South Africans don't take it seriously and still believe a lot of the myths taught by Apartheid ("empty land", "tribal wars" etc...). They also seem to be under the misconception that Dutch is an African languge.
I totally agree we as a country have never dealt with the past, we have avoided conversations that we need to have. This might sound a bit weak, but as a white South African who was very young when Apartheid ended, I could intellectually understand its impact and ramifications, but I didn't have a tangible emotional connection to it. I didn't participate in it, and although I can see its legacy all around, I still somewhat live in a bubble. When COVID happened, I lost everything. I was incredibly angry at the government for taking away my rights, my ability to feed my family, and more. I had an emotional response, and with so much time on my hands, I started to reflect. I realized that how I felt over such small restrictions, in contrast to the entirety of Apartheid, was intense. That was a lightbulb moment for me. I gained an emotional understanding of how most people must have felt-and still feel, 30 years later, when so little has actually changed. For those still living in the same conditions as before 1994, they intellectually understand the rights they have on paper but have yet to truly experience them.
Keep on doing this great work Sizwe my brother. This is the kind of educational message this country need for it to grow. Racists have no place in our father's land
Please let us know if you will be doing a deep dive into racist actions of Andile Mngxitama, now representing the MK party, not only making racist statements towards white people, but calling for violence against white people, murder, and even to kill their pets. This was back in 2018 and his view on this has not changed, but was sworn into the same Parliament from which you endorse the removal of Renaldo. I just want to make sure that you are not bias in your outrage and condemn all forms of racism.
The original video was proven by the edited video that recently went viral. It exposed the hypocrisy. Like when people complained about the "boer song" they were told that they must not let words hurt or chest pains etc. So if thats the case then words that were used in the video should not hurt either. Take a pill for that chest pain.
@@_SMWX the original video not the edited one? Cause the original explains why he said it. Yes he could have used the "K" word Instead of the whole word. But it was 100% taken out of context. I don't care about Ronaldo. I don't like him But the video 100% highlights the hypocrisy in this country. Let's also highlight the very fact that this came out now, when opposition needs to stop the current move from government so I don't see anything other than a hunt to stop white people from being in power.
I’ve only just discovered Sizwe, where have I been 😮 Just love your analysis of topical issues, clearly stated in a way that even this 80 yr old deaf person can hear and learn. Thank you, will follow you avidly from now on.
@@_SMWX Agreed with mostly everything you said, in Renaldos case his response was to Malema in 2009 was before the 2011 trial took place. 100% Renaldo would not have done that video if it wasn't for Malema, but 2 wrongs don't make a right.
People can live in one of the most unequal countries in the world and think there is nothing wrong with it... have 5 million excuses, not use their big brains to actually open their small eyes... they will use the outliers or minority to make assumptions and excuses about the real state of our country. I have accepted that they don't want to understand at all at this point.
It blows my mind, but I have come to understand that it's uncomfortable for some so they would rather pretend it doesn't exist/minimise it; that allows them to ignore what's in plain sight and their own responsibility... they know where the roads leads in a sense I guess. Self preservation for some, further oppression for others. *big sigh*
Cheap wins, 40 min video to call someone racist. Your Oxford background has served to instill a fierce sense of progressivism. Your understanding is skewed and emotional. Julius being taken to court IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, because your voices stay silent in such times. It is a voice such as yours which benefits from this turmoil so why would you ever wish for these issues to be addressed equitably.
If it is a matter of Zuma and Julius being dealt with, then why are you making this video when Renaldo can "be dealt with". If racism about white people is brought forward, it is shut down because of the past, this gives power to Africans (Not just Black South Africans).
This video is like watching the quiet kid in class drag the bully by their ears😂😂 I love your work Sizwe
😂Sit and look at the denialists asking: what about Julius Malema😂, what about Jacob Zuma 😅
Now That's real crime that Ramaphosa allowed because Comrades must "eat". They didn't join the struggle to be poor. R350 is for the domkoppe who let us get rich.😅
@@Greg16350 it still is no ticket for any human being with functioning brains to deny that what Renaldo did is an act of RACISM. Sarcasm aside.
These denialists just pretend like their stupid father RAMAPHALAPHALA
This is exactly why racism will never end in this country because the people who should be at the forefront of denouncing such acts of racism are always deflecting, pointing fingers, being apologetic..etc
@@thabo3866Right so the entire ANC should go to jail for BEE, Afirmative Action, Discrimination and Cadre favoritism and nepotism...
It's bad enough to suffer from racism but it’s far worse suffering racism in your own forefathers' land
Your forefathers were defeated in war 😂😂, they lost the land, it doesn't belong to you now, get that.
You don't suffer racism, you're hooked by race baiters who scratch your old wound to keep you supporting them while they are cleaning your pockets.
It’s the WORST. Yet our people voted for it. Even though the IEC Cheated for the DA against the EFF not one vote should have been for the compromised ANC they are implicit in Whyte control. 🙏🏿🙌🏾
@@mr.t5049 excuse me, you are flipping talking bullshit
@@mr.t5049 who told you that, you are indoctrinated by Ramaphosa’s government.
South Africa has never been free from oppression
From all races yes ...😢😢
But Malema is okay... stoking hatred towards white farmers...
You can't fix oppression with oppression.
Race based policies should go!
The world will never be free from oppression. We are not at all that special.
And our so called president pretends as if everything is fine. He doesn't care about the people of SA
I was more shocked to find out that Renaldo was an MP because I knew about his old content from back in the day.
You don't even have to go back that far 😅
Yeah sure and you're going share it with us or do you want to be suppeanoed by the "progressive caucus"? This is their investigation into the DA.
Maybe John and Gouws think alike....
he was a councillor in PE aswell
Me too but wasn't surprised at the same time because he is a DA MP
Hoërskool domkop had me crying 😭 Well done Sizwe, from an Afrikaner✊
agreed. that was poes funny
I laughed so loud when I heard him say that😂😂😂
@@valentinawatson3354 same
I didn't expect that from Sizwe lol
@@MohWP Props to him for saying that, also did not expect something like that haha
Thank you Sizwe for mentioning the reality of what black people have experienced for eons. Can you imagine the number of Renaldo Gouwses that occupy positions of authority & influence in this country.
Excellent, I'm vindicated in being unable to support the DA. How the hell did people like Gouws get on their list? More importantly, are there more like him?
Absolutely, too many that I guess don't have the guts like this guy
Racism is in the DNA of the DA.
LOL, you're going to struggle to get a party that does not have a member that has never made a racial remark...
It's a remark made 16 years ago, long before he was a member of the DA and not a video easily found...
You can find allot more parties that have active members that made racial remarks and even kept them in the party afterward...
You are a sober, thinking person Sir. ❤
Absolutely on the button. I thought they vetted their members
"Government of National Impunity" 😹😹😹😹 yup!! Looks like that's what we signed up for!!
Sometimes I think DA=Damon's Alliance!
Thank you for giving us a voice in these dark times DR Mpofu, we appreciate this channel so much, God bless you and the whole Mpofu family
🙏🏽🙌🏽
Both ANC and the DA have set the bar of accountability so low that it’s just gotten to a point of disaster.
Imagine not so long after the GNU agreement and the president’s swearing in and still both ANC - silent and DA - apartheid apologists issue out some BS statement about how young this fool was 16 yrs ago.
Do you think ANC and DA don’t know about all this ? Wasn’t this guy vatted before he was on their lists ?
Sisekanini with this new GNU which this ANC don’t even seem to understand it 😂🤞🏼
They start at this very young age to be racist because they hear thrir parents being racists around them,it is no excuse.He grew with it knowing that it is right.They grew up knowing that it is right to call us a K word.
🙏🏽👏🏾✊🏽
DA knew about these things. These are the kinds of people DA need in government. They are not stupid. Of cause they knew this man was racist.
Honestly odds are they didn't and unless you have a very short memory this is joke compared to what the ANC have done. Thabo Mbeki denied the existence of aids frustrating access to life saving drugs and drugs that prevented its spread to children. Jacob Zuma and Mbeki allowed critical infrastructure including water and electricity to degrade. Putting at risk the most poor and extremely disadvantaged. Including those whom thanks to Mbeki have aids or hiv. Meanwhile Gouws said bad words
Birds of the same feathers flock together
@@tyronp8487So you agree he is racist
This is what you get when you forgive when forgiveness was not requested.
True.....😂😂😂
The epitome of weakness from black leaders in SA, these people hate black people yet the ANC is forming a government with such evil.
Strong words but true
Forgive for what?
True they never said sorry, we jumped and forgave
Addressisng racial equality is very important. A brilliant and wise voice like yours Dr. Sizwe is a great blessing from God to our growing democracy. Spread the fire tata!!
The "it happened a long time ago" is also used to try and excuse apartheid.
That’s what use also to try and excuse slavery and colonialism as well
@@Rastafariministries77and they use Mfecane to paint Africans as barbaric savages who just killed each other and blamed Shaka for it
And try paint Africans as barbaric and savages that Killed each other during Mfecane to justify their colonial expansion throughout the country when that wasn’t the case at all and debates have been made but nope we don’t learn that we just learn Shaka Zulu killed everyone like a mad man
If you want an Article to boost your research on what Actually Happened during Mfecane read this phambo.wiser.org.za/files/seminars/Wright2006.pdf I hope I can bring awareness to what Mfecane actually was without Being biased to the colonialist side like how every historian is remember Mfecane is a Neologism go to any African language and the term Mfecane doesn’t exist at all
RUclips keeps deleting my comment about Mfecane why😭😭
Pls just read this phambo.wiser.org.za/files/seminars/Wright2006.pdf another perspective on Mfecane RUclips pls stop deleting my comment🙏🙏
Where I live.....in a small coastal town in the WC,I still hear the K word....😰😥😢😭
I'm sorry, but we need to speak up more. We can't be complacent
You talk about small town, you literally hear that word and the derogatory terms for coloured people in Cape Town, all the time. The Western Cape, as a whole, just regressed so much.
@@thandekamagagula299and be fired😂
@@shafiyaalgiquadra1105 there's that too
@@thandekamagagula299 speaking up comes simultaneously with the changes in the economy.
As a white person born in a "post-apartheid" South Africa, I've always been incredibly uncomfortable with the level of denial that exists within my community. I regularly encounter people who have clearly benefited from apartheid (directly or otherwise) playing the "reverse racism" card, or the "it's been 30 years, just move on" card, all in an attempt to avoid facing the reality of our privilege.
Being made to feel uncomfortable about the legacy of our behavior does not equate to discrimination. Being asked to be mindful of the lived experiences of South Africans of colour and to accommodate their anger, frustration, and suspicion is not oppression. Policies like BEE, designed to redress the wrongs of the past, are not "reverse racism". Rather, these are the consequences of our actions, or those of our parents and grandparents from which we continue to benefit. The people who have been so quick to defend Renaldo Gouws are the same people who support the white farm murder conspiracy theory. They would sooner invent a genocide than admit that white South Africans may have a racism problem.
The DA's hand wringing about this does not erase the fact that there is an undercurrent of racism in everything they say and do. Their neoliberal rhetoric and refusal to engage with the issue of race have empowered people like Renaldo Gouws, and they are now infiltrating our democratic institutions. Yes, they may have a better service delivery record than the ANC, and, yes, they may not have their history of corruption, but we shouldn't have to choose between a functional government and social justice. We deserve better than that.
Thank you.
The "white farm murder conspiracy theory" is not a conspiracy theory, it is fact... What some of these people have been through is unspeakable and unjustify-able, and in many cases, unhealable too.
Well said
don't worry there is also a racism 2.0 coming from us blacks and that too needs to be stamped out!
@@Cper2000🤔
Congratulations. Excellent show. Im so proud of you.
Excellent and sensible video.
I would like to share my experience when I lived in SA. 2012 I participated in a course in Durban. It was me (a swede), a young white woman and a few other black women. In a lunch break I asked the others about their experiences during apartheid.
The result was an interesting discussion but the white woman was dead silent.
In the afternoon she came up to me and she was so grateful for me starting this discussion. It was the first time in her life that she was part of such a discussion. She was just a small girl at 1994 and now her parents refused to talk about apartheid era and her friends were just not interested in talking about the subject.
It clearly shows that the rainbow nation has only put a thin layer on the obvios racism that still exists
I am just Surprised his Actions have made international News already how embarrassing 😱
Because he used the N-word.
@@bigl3885a word is meant to be used... And many other words will replace it... And so be it... Its not like a certain politician didnt call a certain people group cockroaches before and got away with it... Double standards
@@scrunchy7528"a word is meant to be used" 😂
Nah... Its meant to exist, but not really be used
@@gintoki_sakata__ excuse me... Who died and made you King... Words are words... Sticks and stones can and will break bones but words cant hurt... Never... Thats the rule... If words and thoughts were not recognized then ideas would not happen and humans are useless... And when thoughts become crimes then we will all be criminals
@@scrunchy7528 you're excused. Go sit by a corner and rethink your life
You’re becoming a voice Dr, thank you.
I can' thank you enough for this video and I respect the hell out of you for keeping a cool head. Renaldo Gouws has insulted, belittled, threatened and doxxed countless people in the past ten years. He's part of a wider online culture of racism relativism and denialism which also includes people like Roman Cabanac ("morning shot"), Jeremy Nel ("jerm warfare"), Devon Hofmeyr ("bittereinders"), Ernst J. van Zyl ("conscious caracal"), Willem Petzer (Hoerskool Domkop...) and many others.
Like you are not a doxer now... So what's the difference?
@@scrunchy7528 LOL huh? Naming public personas with a large online following is not doxxing.
@@nickwidmer9044 it is when their podcasts and comment sections could be used as evidence in a court... And that is where this is going
@@scrunchy7528 No, it isn't. These things are all public. Everybody can see them. Maybe ask Google what doxxing means because this definitely isn't it.
@@nickwidmer9044 You obviously don't get what Iam saying... And the videos that were supposedly deleted re-surfaced after 16 years just in time so people can get re- offended and new cases can be brought ... So this "racism" charges or whatever should be seen as a distraction and we should stop falling for the same tricks... This is just to destroy /attack GNU...and the media is exposing their baised journalists who never experienced anything before 1994...Desk jockeys (Doxing involves personal information that could possibly be used to injure /blackmail /attack etc I know what it is..) .
Most well articulated video on RUclips. I wish you were u Parliament. Spot on!!!
Wow, thank you!
One day. I'm keeping my eye on this guy. 🗳 ☑️
I was honestly surprised this didnt come out earlier when he was a counselor.
I honestly wish it had. Unfortunately, I have the displeasure of living in the same town as this clown. There are two camps here: people like me who can't stand him, and others who think he's fabulous for some reason.
Thank you for raising this important issues Sizwe. I am one of the tens of thousands that agree with you. You have our support.👍🏾
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it may be time to stop and reflect" Mark Twain
Stop looking for leadership and start embracing ownership. Think for yourself
Afriforum, accountability now, CASAC and other NGOs must stand up and fight issues like these in order to advance our society.
As I wait….well why wait, he wasn’t being racist against white people so it doesn’t matter!
When parents inflict their pain into children and their children carry it forward- this world will never improve
This is exactly what Sizwe's parents did to him.😅
There are many other South Africans who can go to Oxford with scholarships, but they value their own country. You have your Mama to thank for your Oxford scholarship, Buti. You are half-white and privileged, don't you preach to us who aren't.
Africans are always told to sit in corner and never complain about what’s happening today,what happened yesterday and what will definitely happen in the future. We want JUSTICE today not PEACE. Thank you brother for what you do 🫶🏿🙏🏿
ABSOLUTELY 💯
Yet they complain the most 😂
As a Black individual, I am deeply troubled by the overt racism demonstrated by some members of the Black community in this country. It is important to acknowledge that nobody, regardless of their background, has the right to be racist. It's crucial for us to address and challenge racism in all its forms, within and outside of our own community.
Eh, pointless... SA is a prime example of how certain cultures are incompatible and how modern misinformation is almost entirely fueling modern racism...
At this point, SA is on a direct trajectory for a wide spread racially motivated conflict. It's gonna happen, whether we like it or not.
Blacks can't be racist period.
Another MP that must face the heat is Cape Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams..
Tht one hate Xhosa but he looks like one😂.
@@thembi9645 😆😆😆
@@thembi9645 Hates anything black and he actually does look like umXhosa
N these are the people the ANC go into bed with?!!??🤢🤢
Imagine, monsters deciding our lives wat BS is that
Thank you for this. 👍
My pleasure!
Thanks for putting into words what the majority feel and experience but do not have a voice .You a highly favored and chosen by the Highest Power to be our voice.💯
I’m coloured man who is white passing I come from cape flats and I hate racism because I experienced it on a daily because I was in a black and coloured community and I really like this channel because it challenges my beliefs and to say I’m not racist is a lie because some of my beliefs are from what stems of as a child is that I was not brown enough to enjoy black and coloured communities but I wasn’t white enough to enjoy that community so I believe we should have racial equality and racial justice but I believe we should be teaching it in schools not trying to hold someone accountable for what they believe or see because the one thing you can’t do is try to change a racist because they have been taught that they are superior and no matter how we try to rehabilitate these people it won’t work because from youth till now there beliefs won’t change but if we introduce Legislation that introduce racial equality and racial justice into a youth environment for which schools would be best to do I think rooting out racism through generations would be ideal because I believe that all those people who treated me differently because of my colour of skin I would not want them to change but there children I believe that is who we should be focusing on and how we win the battle of racism and rooting it out of society no matter if you black or white and in my case coloured. Im a very proud DA supporter let’s not say the DA is racist because they aren’t the main reason the DA was created was to fight against apartheid but rather say the DA has a lot of accused racist in the party and I believe Renaldo Gouws should be put in jail for things he said.
Thanks so much for what you wrote but i don't believe you're so called "Coloured " the way you put it but nevertheless i like it
I agree with you, don’t paint everyone in the DA with the same brush. Many good people in the party that want racial equality and multi culturalism.
In instances like this you would hope that people who support the DA(white, brown or black) can do more like you by either exposing, educating or stopping it, not aid and abet by being silent when it happens around their workplace, dinner tables and in public spaces. It's uncomfortable for some but it needs to be addressed for the sake of the children.
Lol... the irony of all this is that coloureds, especially Western Cape coloureds, are the most racist. I rarely if ever experienced racism from a mlungu. If a recorder was put in a coloured household, or coloured dominated work place. Most of you would be joining Renaldo Gouws in jail. So you suggesting that locking somebody up for words is justified is crazy. Sure he is a racist, and should not be serving the public in any capacity, but should he be arrested? Thats a big no.
Yet nobody oppresses you but your own kind.
Imagine the same judgment is applied to what is said by other politicians in SA.
thank you Dr Sizwe.
Thank you for the good work you keep on doing doctor.
Rest assured many of us sensible South Africans stand with you. Both the extreme left and right will eventually fold into the strong centre, or become a distant memory, while we build a great country.
Gayton Mckenzie is a walking red flag 🚩.
Gayton believes in giving people second chances but when he saw the 2nd video he realized that Renaldo is not remorseful
The only red flag is the DA who recruited this person and defended him before they suspended him after public outcry
Gayton is racist ,he started the party with only coloured vote and when that didn't work he started the anti African talk
I was so disappointed by him, he's like Malema, no backbone
@@tsholofelohuma7496 ... I dare you to tell Malema this gemors that is swirling in your head about his backbone :) Also, there is no comparison between Gayton & Malema. What started as a good comment just descended into a spurious nonsensical opinion.
Thank you brother, We are a majority and we need to stand on the right side.bless
Thank you for speaking out.
As a white non-citizen who has worked in several African countries, and gave back my Green Card at the US Embassy in Eritrea(!), who cannot vote in SA elections, this election has made me take notice, and I've been listening to various channels from all sectors of the population, incl smwx, and I am very glad you have spoken about both Renaldo Gouws- how can the DA even hesitate to have nothing further to do with him? - and racism in SA. We whites need to hear this, we need educating, and your channel is very valuable for that.
One of the first conversations, on another channel, was with Dr Ntando Sindane of UWC, and he kept ranting about "whiteness", but I couldn't work out from his conversation what exactly he was complaining about. So i would be very grateful if you would do a no-holds-barred video on what the story is here.
The only way SA can progress is if both sides of society make the sincerest efforts to understand each other, recognise the others' strengths and their own weaknesses, and use them in optimum ways to work together. Maybe this is a statement of whiteness??
Many thanks for your channel, and for reading this. Z
As a fellow "white non-citizen", my understanding of whiteness in a South African context is primarily pretending like there's a level playing field when clearly there isn't. Also getting away with not speaking any local languages and assuming we have better education without actually educating ourselves about African culture and knowledge systems, and thinking questionable forms of cultural appropriation are flattering. And finally to rush to being offended when criticised or called out for problematic behaviours or statements instead of reflecting on them.
@@nickwidmer9044 You're probably the only one that has spoken sense the entire comment section. wish other white compatriots were like you
Part of educating is for the other side to be willing to be educated, unfortunately, that won't happen with white South Africans. they're beyond critique and they're the know-it-alls who cannot learn anything from anyone
@@thabo3866 Thanks Thabo. I'm originally from Switzerland and have only lived in South Africa for the past ten years. I will NEVER get used to seeing glaring inequality at every corner on a daily basis. Sometimes it's easier to see things clearly when you have a bit of distance I guess.
Yes dude! The sad thing is that the people who really need to hear these points, could never get themselves to sit through the runtime of this video
Thank you for always standing on what is right, speaking for those who can't speak for themselves. We really appreciate your platform and I pray that this can reach the maximum of all those who needs these ideas like us. Thank you Dr Mpofu-Walsh ❤
Sizwe you came with guns blazing today. Joh! ❤❤
I love to see this!
Interesting when listening to beneficiaries of model C schools,trying to make us believe that they are speaking against racism.
I am not here to defend Mr. Gouws. But I am curious if you watched the video past 30 seconds? At 42 seconds onwards he says and I quote "I didn't mean anything I said there, but I wanted to evoke a response out of you". And then he proceeds to showcase that Malema etc sang racist songs at UNIVERSITIES about killing white people under the guise of "struggle songs". I don't know about Mr. Gouws racist views etc, but just this 1 video particularly which is being used as "proof" of racism doesn't make sense. He is using shocking language to FULLY showcase the absurd double standard that plagues South Africa. If Mr. Gouws gets removed from politics, as one could argue he should be, then Zuma and EFF should be removed effective immediately. We can't have parties where the leaders (who have been and would be president) who sings about killing a minority group in the country.
I robbed you just to see how good your sercurity is🤣🤣🤣 gouse is gone and he's going to pay R150k fine and do some community service and dissappear into oblivion.
What he is saying in trying to evoke a response is what is racist. Even if he didn't mean it, he said it - which shows insensitivity, lack of remorse and understanding of racism, very careless behavior. It wasn't well thought out. Kill the boer song is not racist. You're comparing apples and pears. "boer" is not a derogatory term.
A racist trying his best to defend another racist!
@@robertomangali When you start to cherry-pick what is racist and what is not - we are all on the losing side. If you are hiding or trying to explain a song or word away - and the "oppsite' side is perceiving it as such, then it is racist. That goes for white racism, Malema, Zuma, the works - period. They are opposite sides of the same coin. Piling on Mr Gouws and not the rest by its very essence is racist (and judging by the comments - there are loads).
@@jvanvuuren8461 Exactly! If you condemn the one, you should condemn all. Why are we choosing what is acceptable. Who gets to decide that? The logical and fair way that will also result in the most peace is having the standard set and enforced for all.
" As a man thinketh so is he" and inevitably he acts out. There are many examples. I have simply begun to love SMWX after a man such as the wonderful Eusebius Mckaiser made me pay closer attention to SMWX whom I now fondly appreciate - he is a true gem - thanks Sizwe!! We made great strides in SA albeit many challenges ahead but we need to root out the pockets of racism which still exists - the use of Hotnot (which was used against me & Geeltjie), use of Koelie, Boesman & others to degrade a person must be exposed & corrected when uncovered & through constant fwd education. It's true that media is guilty of leaving out minor or minority stories by focusing on what's called news worthy material. We all equal and every small matter or thing matters. There are so many untold stories in society that goes unreported. Journalists with exclusion of a few focus on politics and finance or some sensational story. Hats off to you Sizwe, Dan Corder, Clement M and other progressive journalists. Great One!!
This isn’t an isolated issue. This is just an overall reflection of what the DA is.
Absolutely, unfortunately...
Yes this is a true reflection of the racist NP represented by DA. We are taken back to APARTHEID RAMAPHALAPHALA
That much is obvious
Helen Zille actually fought, vociferously, for the end of Apartheid, and the DA, previously the PFP, was the official opposition to the National Party, but perhaps you didn't know that... Perhaps it has no bearing on your life anyway... But what they are prepared to fight for now, might do...
In a good way.... Let us hope...
@@makhosazanemwelithis is not accurate at all, as a matter of fact...
I’ve never seen you this hurt, angry and disturbed. Thank you for being calm through this. You were correct throughout the entire video. I am grateful for this channel
We hear you Dr Sizwe and we thank you for confronting this racism issue head-on
A white South African males’ perspective:
1. Renaldo Gouws needs to be held accountable to the highest degree, which he will be, as the necessary processes have commenced.
The alleged context, was perhaps the parallels and ‘rules for some’ Gouws was trying to draw between the Kill the Boer struggle song and what he was saying.
The tone and robust nature in which he delivered his opinion, was idiotic, because there was always going to be backlash for a white South African to use those words - irrespective of the context.
2. Although Julius Malema has gone to court for the Kill the Boer song and it has been challenged legally, it still creates deep hurt, fear and does in fact incite people to murder people. The farm murder statistics speak for themselves, especially if you delve deeper into stats.
If Julius really cared about all South Africans, he would have retracted that song, because it possesses great potential to be misinterpreted by his radical followers, which has resulted in the most atrocious murders of families. In some cases woman, children and the elderly people tortured, before they lost their lives. Some of the photos I saw made me physically sick.
Any reasonable person can understand this, pity a judge couldn’t.
3. Racism is alive and well, I wholeheartedly agree.
I speak English, isiZulu and Afrikaans fluently. Disclaimer, I didn’t grow up on a farm, but in eThekweni. Some of my best friends growing up were black, some Afrikaans and some English - I really didn’t see colour as a child.
As I grew older, I saw and heard racism from all of these groups. Especially those that thought I couldn’t hear them like the Zulu and Afrikaans speaking people.
In public, I have heard the most disgusting racist utterances between different racial groups. It is alive and well in our country.
To be congruent to this video and the Gouws topic, he will inevitably and rightfully be held to a higher standard as an MP. The rest of South Africa. We can be lucky mobile phones and associated mobile devices weren’t there to film most of us. Gouws also put himself out there, which is begging for public awareness of him, his platforms - the scrutiny he is receiving comes with the territory.
4. It is evident that you lean towards the left and find your identity with those that campaign for the same ideals like your dad, Malema and Sindane (who is harmful and is a racist). This message is not solely for you to read.
This message is for all of us South Africans that are good people and have love in their hearts for all races, shapes and sizes.
I implore you to try make a difference in everyday interactions, show patience, love and acceptance of people - especially when they don’t deserve it. Show people that God lives within you - that will effect more change than these ideological opinions, which are light years away from effecting real change, if ever.
I would like for someone to point out my white privilege, because I was raised by a single mother who could barely afford to feed me. I fought like many South Africans and received a scholarship to a good high school, I worked while I paid for every cent of my BSc. Honours degree. I didn’t wait for the constitution to change, I also didn’t leave the country because of BBBEE.
Fight for your families, fight for a better future and fight for what is right. Fight with the love that God has for each one of us in His heart, not with hatred and violence.
As idealistic as it sounds, I want all South Africans to be able to live in prosperity and dignity - it is possible to achieve this before most of us kick the bucket.
The change starts with you.
Apologies, written (badly) from my mobile phone - the struggle was real 😂
Also, it extremely limiting to try and convey my message in the text box. I hope it will reach at least one person and effect, real and positive change.
As a white person u have opportunity and career advancement
@@LydiaKungoane BEE would like to disagree
@@LydiaKungoane Your response surprised nobody.
@@LydiaKungoanewhat do you suggest? He pass it on to you....? Apologize/grovel...? Give everything he has earned away and live in abject poverty...? Or try to create wealth and spread it in the economy by creating opportunities for others...? Or maybe he should just leave....? What about others who are struggling and have nothing to give... What should they do?
“Kill the farmer, kill the boer” is not helping anyone. It only causes hate from from both black and white. Singing struggle songs are not taking SA forward. In fact it’s taking SA a step backward every time someone goes on a platform and sings it. Let’s just put a stop to that.
We are still in a struggle though. We are literally the most unequal nation in the universe, we don't change that by just saying "lets build together" or "rainbow". There are things that need to be addressed.
For now, the conversation is about the RACIST Renaldo. Let's agree on that first. Stop trying to justify RACISM.
@@Mketsi2708 he made the video in response to “kill the farmer, kill the Boer” so we have to go there…. And when do you suppose we get to the racist EFF/Malema/Zuma?
@@shafiyaalgiquadra1105 When I look at the lifestyle of most ANC, MK and EFF leaders I struggle to see how that is perceived as a “struggle”
@@shafiyaalgiquadra1105You can redistribute without killing. Otherwise you are a Nazi
It's why I can't support the DA, it wasn't a secret he id a piece of shit, yet they still allow him to be a party member. Also he isn't the only one in the DAs ranks that is a poes.
And the ANC are EFF are not racists
@@veronicakarstel9126response to violence is not violence but self defence, ofcourse strictly speaking can be said to be the same thing but one started it and one is responding...
How many belindas do you know from the African community? How many African university students feed dutch settlers human excrement? So quick to make it about you😢
@@veronicakarstel9126 I dont support them either
@@veronicakarstel9126 They have Racist members in their Ranks. But those individuals need to be taken to task for their individual action.
He played around and found out😂, you cant go to chocolate factory and play racist behaviors, the factory will recognize you quickly and make example of you
Applies to everybody... 😢😢
We have a serious problem on our hands as black people. Renaldo is the one racist who said it with his chest and even went as far as getting into government. How many of them are out there that never say anything, just silently living amongst us, looking at us in disgust, making decisions to exclude us (SILENTLY) financially. We have a serious problem. The fact that someone like Renaldo could even amas enough of a following to make it as a public office bearer is a glaring example of the fact that his views not only resonate with, but also are supported by people who live among us. I think thats a little scary, if not terrifying if you truly think about it.
Are you suggesting ethnic cleansing?
@@Neo_Rain146 I'm suggesting we open our flippen eyes. There's racists around us, clealry.
Very true
Interesting perspective, especially around the "what-aboutisms" 👀
Well done on addressing these issues that very few people speak about in our society 👏🏻 ❤
I think Ronaldo became a politician a long time ago, but he was never a politician for the people but for himself.
He should know that the public purse will not pay for his racism, he must stay away from Parliament.
there must be a minimum sentence for racists. speaking of minimum sentences, there should also be one for corruption if ramaphosa administration is serious about uprooting corruption
And rules that say black racists like all EFF and ANC must go to prison too.Otherwise it wont work
Everyone is a racist at their own element
And how long should Malema spend in jail do you suggest?
Parliament must legislate accordingly
@@dumisaninxumalo7574you're naming groups that respond to the racism against the black people and because it still very much alive and kicking. How old and knowledgeble are you about yourself, by the way?
Ultimately, there is no place in this country for anybody who strives to exacerbate the racial tension in SA. There is no existential right for any political party that opposes peace and unity in South Africa. Extremists to the left and right will dwindle as we embrace the unification of all the people in this great country!
Let us deal with the right and we may find the left "racists" automatically fall away. They are a response, they don't go around starting battles.
Racism in any way shape or form is not acceptable, but you should be consistent in calling it out. A few days ago racist remarks were made against white leaders (during a SMWX discussion) and it was not called out.
The fact that he's been a DA councilor for years means a lot about DA
Says a lot!!!
This is the AVB racist guys hiding in the DA
And the criminals in the ANC, the EFF and the ex-president/current criminal MK party, with the likes of Hlophe. The DA has a significantly lower percentage of criminals and vagabonds in their ranks. Some balanced reporting will be appreciated.
@@tonyct6640 That's asking too much! Nobody seem to even know what the video was about and it is clear they haven't watched it!
No Lie Detected💯
Thank You Dr Sizwe
I love this channel for being unbiased and educated... My favourite SA political channel
Sometimes, it can be biased depending on the guest.
@christobelthipe8627 Name just one guest, I'm looking forward to that episode.
This is woke anti white propaganda
@@Kalushi-w4tTo you this is not biased because it feeds you what you want to hear. I trust no one who heritage is white monopoly capital and privileged and live the high life. They cannot speak for me.
@Greg16350 No, it's not biased.
The very person who is receiving the attention stated, he's making reactionary videos ,so guess wha? we are reacting!
Why should SMWX paint a picture of a khumbhaya society? While we all know ke Maka?
Once again, fantastic analysis and commentary on this matter, Sizwe. Makes me so hopeful as a South African that we can indeed confront raciam and racial justice with intentionality and honesty. It's such a shame that there are people and groups like Gouws and Cameron and the DA who desperately want to stifle these conversations and efforts and gaslight the population into believing that they do not matter.
Do you know much about Ian Cameron and his fight against crime, and the way he stands up for the victims of crime in Khayelitsha, and criticizes the lack of training and equipment and corruption in the police force? Somewhere, accountability has to happen....
@janineroux2398 so that should excuse the fact that he engaged in extremely racist behaviour? Do we excuse the actions of perpetrators (of sexual offences, corruption, other crimes, etc.) just because they've done some "good" things for society?
@@SarahMally859 to be fair you should watch the video... I believe Ronaldo was making a point about Malema's behaviour, by pointing out that how would people like it if he called people "such-and-such" and asked for their killing.... That is the context... I am not a follower if Ronaldo and don't know that much about him, but I can tell you that at around about the same time Malema was singing those songs (vociferously, as you can find in videos on RUclips), a number of white farmers and their wives and children were brutally murdered... And may I say, the pity is that a lot of black farmworkers have also been killed and injured or their livelihoods badly affected... While this was never proven in court, it happened simultaneously, and is still happening today... That is the context behind Ronaldo's, remarks... And if this gets taken down, I don't care, I hope you read it and understand.
Painful & shocking as these racist episodes still continue to raise their sickening heads, thanks for ameliorating the pain by telling off the Hoerskool Domstekop graduate to his face 😅 ayeye!
You are 100% correct Sizwe
Let the good times roll 😄
I find that your energy radiates higher than this political landscape. You’re a gift to our country. 🙏🏽
Well said brother
If we are to discuss racism in South Africa, the conversation should encompass not only white versus black racism but also the reverse. Both directions are significant and must be recognized and denounced, while also acknowledging the racial inequality caused by the Apartheid. Certain derogatory words that were acceptable-and legal-during apartheid are now rightly unacceptable. Similarly, songs that call for the killing of a minority (even though legal) should be considered unacceptable. While I understand the historical significance of struggle songs, continuing to sing them, simply because they are now legal, without considering the offense they may cause to Afrikaners, is not justifiable.
Currently, I reside in East Germany. If racism in South Africa were less prevalent in both directions, I would love to return. Being a recipient of racism, and less opportunity, is making me stay in Germany, a place that will never feel like home.
But also consider Germany: it was utterly devastated in 1945. Yet, by 1975, just 30 years later, it was prospering. The ANC inherited Africa’s strongest economy in 1994. However, 30 years on, many aspects have deteriorated… due to greed. Persistently blaming the apartheid government and inciting racism is not the right approach.
This is not the path to progress, guys. When Germany ceased its racism against a minority, which led to its downfall, it began to rebuild and thrive in under 30 years. What can we learn from that...
Dutch/Europeans
You don't get to play victim after hundreds of years of oppression. When the struggle is over we can talk about stopping the song but until then the struggle is still very much real.
Germany was prospering 30 years later because Investment came to rebuild, the Africans that gave their lives to stop Hitler came back home to an Africa still infested with parasitic colonialists who demanded blood for our freedom ...
Bullseye🎯
Yho Sizwe you nailed this episode, these question are genuine and our people still have these questions but as usual the questions get deflected... justification of racism still exists almost everywhere.... but the ANC turns a blind eye
..Sizwe thank you for raising this racism is never acknowledged bluntly in south africa , they say racist words hide behind how the country is currently...
I agree he is a racist, by why did the human rights council rule that Malema's kill the boer chants where not hate speech. Why is Malema not being held accountable for his language
When I grow up I want to be brave and smart like Sizwe
Does the DA not hold to these ideas of "reverse racism" . The Institute of Race Relatiins holds this position and they are the DA speak as one.
Ha and your name is Caren
Just bought your audio book! Can’t wait to listen to it.
You came in guns blazing on this one and set the record straight with this racist, enkosi💪
Wow I just found you and you could have never come into a better time in my life! You say exactly what I’ve been thinking. As a high school student trying to change racism within the private school community it can be so disheartening being the only one of few that actually want to stop racism and learn more of how to create solutions. I really would like it if you spoke at my school I feel your insight being young and active in these discussions might result to a greater outcome then how my school has tried before.
My question is where is Afriforum in all this.. or they just hold only black people accountable.. lol we do need a 'black afriforum'
1000%
You do. How much chance is there of that?
@@edwinblakeas much as the mampoer your drink.
@@edwinblake zero chance
It's what the sahrc is
"Im going to continue to ask you 'what about your parents?' " Oh Sizwe 🤣🤣🤕
Racist hatred is jealousy in disguise.
Lol jealous of what?
😂😂😂 of what, the small minds that still hold onto the past and love to get offended by words 😂😂..
@@davidsonofyisrael Jealousy of land and resources that belong to others. Pick up a book on the history of the world and you will find the same pattern everywhere. If indeed you are a son of Israel then you are well aware of antisemitism which is this jealousy towards the Jews.
@@teknikairaoulolgandessabek4102 The land and resources belongs to GOD, and does not belong to any specific people. No human being has a right to say land belongs to them, because it doesn't.
@@davidsonofyisrael Perfect response. So in that case let's respect and obey one of the mitzvahs that say "Let us now move on to the obligation to love our neighbor as ourselves." Leviticus 19:18
Thanks again Sizwe.🙌🏽 quite shameful how the DA came to his defense, initially.
You believe wrong. They followed procedure and then suspended him. Yet no one has seen the whole video. Remember prof Adam Habib? The same group also only played the excerpt and people wanted jungle justice.
This person Gouws should never be appointed to a governmental position. If you did not remember who the DA represents now you have been reminded. The DA lost the election and has no power so dont give them any power. Please do not go backwards. Please come forward South Africa. End the horrifying poverty of your people.
South Africa has never confronted racial education like it should be. It's time that white communities are taught racism and it's systems by another White person. There should be a Jane Elliott figure to teach white people self reflection.
Fully agree. Having grown up in Europe, the evil history of Fascism was taught in school relentlessly. In South Africa, I've often been surprised how little people seem to know about the history of Apartheid and how a lot of white South Africans don't take it seriously and still believe a lot of the myths taught by Apartheid ("empty land", "tribal wars" etc...). They also seem to be under the misconception that Dutch is an African languge.
I totally agree we as a country have never dealt with the past, we have avoided conversations that we need to have.
This might sound a bit weak, but as a white South African who was very young when Apartheid ended, I could intellectually understand its impact and ramifications, but I didn't have a tangible emotional connection to it. I didn't participate in it, and although I can see its legacy all around, I still somewhat live in a bubble.
When COVID happened, I lost everything. I was incredibly angry at the government for taking away my rights, my ability to feed my family, and more. I had an emotional response, and with so much time on my hands, I started to reflect. I realized that how I felt over such small restrictions, in contrast to the entirety of Apartheid, was intense. That was a lightbulb moment for me. I gained an emotional understanding of how most people must have felt-and still feel, 30 years later, when so little has actually changed.
For those still living in the same conditions as before 1994, they intellectually understand the rights they have on paper but have yet to truly experience them.
Black people too. Everybody should know wht it means to be racist
@@nickwidmer9044well thts just because south africans dont take education seriously. Apartheid is taught in every grade up until 10th grade.
@@zerog1037 black people can't be racism...
Well said. Loud and clear
Sizwe the general best SA podcast the best than fake SA media.
Keep on doing this great work Sizwe my brother. This is the kind of educational message this country need for it to grow. Racists have no place in our father's land
Thank you. Well put
Let your voice be heard Sizwe! 💯Agreed that more conversations around racism need to be had. 0 Tolerance for clear racism.
Where are the leaders and followers of the liberation movement? Where's the youth League? I'm just wondering. Anyway way to go Dr. Mpofu ❤
Being in ur classroom was brilliant, actually listening to you speak on your own platform is even better.
Love your final comment!
Please let us know if you will be doing a deep dive into racist actions of Andile Mngxitama, now representing the MK party, not only making racist statements towards white people, but calling for violence against white people, murder, and even to kill their pets. This was back in 2018 and his view on this has not changed, but was sworn into the same Parliament from which you endorse the removal of Renaldo. I just want to make sure that you are not bias in your outrage and condemn all forms of racism.
first from canada , TORONTO.
There's no difference between DA and PA. Why would Greyton come in defence of this boy if he's not a racist.
The original video was proven by the edited video that recently went viral. It exposed the hypocrisy. Like when people complained about the "boer song" they were told that they must not let words hurt or chest pains etc. So if thats the case then words that were used in the video should not hurt either. Take a pill for that chest pain.
Did you watch the video? I dealt with the video in its context which doesn’t excuse Gouws at all.
@@_SMWX the original video not the edited one? Cause the original explains why he said it. Yes he could have used the "K" word Instead of the whole word. But it was 100% taken out of context. I don't care about Ronaldo. I don't like him But the video 100% highlights the hypocrisy in this country. Let's also highlight the very fact that this came out now, when opposition needs to stop the current move from government so I don't see anything other than a hunt to stop white people from being in power.
@@_SMWXyou didn't watch the original video or you ignored the points
Even this comment is edited.
@@afriqueinvestirWhere is the original video?!
I’ve only just discovered Sizwe, where have I been 😮
Just love your analysis of topical issues, clearly stated in a way that even this 80 yr old deaf person can hear and learn. Thank you, will follow you avidly from now on.
Thank you, Dr Sizwe.
Wish you were in Parliament.
🙌🏽🙏🏽
@@_SMWX Agreed with mostly everything you said, in Renaldos case his response was to Malema in 2009 was before the 2011 trial took place. 100% Renaldo would not have done that video if it wasn't for Malema, but 2 wrongs don't make a right.
Use your interlect man, not emotions.
People can live in one of the most unequal countries in the world and think there is nothing wrong with it... have 5 million excuses, not use their big brains to actually open their small eyes... they will use the outliers or minority to make assumptions and excuses about the real state of our country. I have accepted that they don't want to understand at all at this point.
I don't understand why many can't see this.
It blows my mind, but I have come to understand that it's uncomfortable for some so they would rather pretend it doesn't exist/minimise it; that allows them to ignore what's in plain sight and their own responsibility... they know where the roads leads in a sense I guess. Self preservation for some, further oppression for others. *big sigh*
Yet those on the side of this inequality cry and moan the most...and decry a non-existent "reverse -racism" a nonexistant genocide"
We all accept it, but we still choose to speak becuase our voices are only thing we have that cannot be colonised.
Excellent and thorough monologue, Dr Sizwe. "We are the majority."
Cheap wins, 40 min video to call someone racist. Your Oxford background has served to instill a fierce sense of progressivism. Your understanding is skewed and emotional. Julius being taken to court IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, because your voices stay silent in such times. It is a voice such as yours which benefits from this turmoil so why would you ever wish for these issues to be addressed equitably.
If it is a matter of Zuma and Julius being dealt with, then why are you making this video when Renaldo can "be dealt with". If racism about white people is brought forward, it is shut down because of the past, this gives power to Africans (Not just Black South Africans).